Chapter 1887: Biluochun Returns, the Blue Sky Gate's Stalker (Part Two)

After Biluochun went back, they quickly packed and hurried out.

The supply of pills was dwindling, and it was only because he had lived frugally that any remained; he needed to trade a batch of pills soon. The successive Advancement gave him hope; the Tribulation Realm would not be far off—just another batch of pills, and within ten years he believed he could swiftly grasp that realm.

Advancement is not that easy. Biluochun is not in a hurry; he is still young and has plenty of time to refine slowly and advance gradually. The Tribulation Realm represents Lingzhou's top combat power; within the Faction there are few Tribulation Realm strong ones, otherwise the Ten Thousand Demon Hall wouldn't have been so humiliated.

"Cangzhou Mangshan Mountain Range Longshe Shan, just right, I was planning to go there. With my master's order, I can go with full legitimacy, so I need not worry about being discovered."

"I can also report to my master; otherwise, sneaking to Cangzhou would be hard to explain all this."

He was originally still thinking of finding an excuse to go; whether he could persuade the master is a separate matter.

This time, he can go with proper authority, no need to worry about subsequent issues; the master will naturally help explain.

He packed briefly, slipped away from the Faction, unaware that after he left, a figure followed behind, quietly staying at a distance rather than approaching.

Three days later.

In Lingzhou, a figure frowned: "He seems to have noticed my presence, deliberately lingering here?"

"My disguise has no flaw; he couldn't have discovered me. At such a distance, he couldn't sense my presence."

Yimenghan lowered his head to ponder, waiting a day; Biluochun stayed in that inn for a day, neither leaving nor making a sound, as if vanished, and he kept watching that inn—a human inn with no cover, which actually put him at ease.

Another day passed, and Yimenghan sensed something off—too quiet, too… wrong. Biluochun was in a hurry; he wouldn't stay that place so long without any movement; it wasn't his style.

"Not good."

"He ran away."

As expected, Yimenghan arrived at the inn, found no figure, only a piece of clothing and an afterimage he left, deliberately to confuse himself; the aura was identical, as was the true qi‑condensed figure.

He had successfully deceived him, while Biluochun himself had long since fled.

"Damn, I was fooled. He discovered my presence from the start, set a trap, trapping me, preventing me from using Spiritual Sense to check him; he must have anticipated that."

Yimenghan knew clearly that once he employed Spiritual Sense, he would be detected, so he dared not, and could only watch from afar.

He hadn't expected Biluochun to use this trick, making him fall for it, then foolishly linger here, wasting two days—two days enough for Biluochun to travel far, fully widening the gap.

"Cunning Biluochun, how dare he toy with me, damn."

"This bastard, how could he dare?"

"Unthinkable, I didn't expect he calculated me so well, saw through my nature, sigh."

Yimenghan sighed; this time he came also by his master's order, to follow Biluochun.

Besides the matters of the Kunpeng Guardian, there was another issue: investigating Biluochun. The master suspected he had found his enemy, had found the Taotie, yet gave no report and told nothing.

Biluochun carried his aura and something was off; this time, Biluochun hurried away to Cangzhou, and the Luotian White Snake Clan members doubted his purpose. Besides the mission, he must be doing something else; because of the suspicion, they didn't confront him immediately, but sent their disciple to investigate.

Yimenghan, another Saint Son of the Blue Sky Gate, like Biluochun, was a rival.

A Saint Son is a Saint Son, a Sect Master is a Sect Master; they are different. There is only one Sect Master position, but there are several Saint Son positions.

To hedge against risk, most Factions select several Saint Sons to compete, and also fear that if one Saint Son falls, re‑cultivating him would be too late. Many Factions have suffered: cultivating a single Saint Son alone, if that Saint Son dies, re‑cultivation would take hundreds of years or more, which the Faction cannot wait for.

Thus, several Saint Sons are cultivated together, then the most suitable is chosen.

Even if a few Saint Sons fall, they can be replaced. Besides Saint Sons, there are many candidate Saint Sons; those individuals are pillars of the Faction. Those who cannot become Sect Master can still become Faction Elders or other positions of real authority, aiding the Faction.

"No, I cannot stop here; he will definitely go to Cangzhou, and there is only one route to Cangzhou. He cannot cross the Hundred‑Thousand Great Mountains unless he wants to die."

So, there is only one path; going around is the safest and most secure, only taking about twice the time.

For them, that's no issue.

"Hmph, Biluochun, you think you can shake me off like this? I will follow you, keep an eye on you."

"If you truly commit an act against the Faction, I will kill you."

"The Sect Master position is mine."

He knows clearly that the Sect Master of the Blue Sky Gate is aging and will soon step down, pursuing higher realms.

The Sect Master position actually restrains him; as one ages, one begins to chase strength, to break through, and cares less about power.

Half a month later.

Within Cangzhou, in the Mangshan Mountain Range area, Biluochun set foot on this land.

"Finally arrived at the Mangshan Mountain Range; returning here feels truly different."

"Having shaken off Yimenghan, I pushed myself to the limit to hurry here, just to prevent him from following and to keep my destination hidden. He certainly knows I came to the Mangshan Mountain Range, but he doesn't know where I'm headed."

"I must settle my affairs before he arrives; the existence of Longshe Shan must never be revealed to him."

Biluochun knows this well; the transaction must be completed before Yimenghan arrives.

He currently needs to go to Longshe Shan first, not waste time here. By his estimate, Yimenghan would need at least two days, perhaps longer, to reach this place—more than enough for him to handle his own matters.

Afterwards, he will resume his own tasks.

"Longshe Shan, let's go."

Upon arriving here, he sent a message to Qinglong Daoren, also hoping they could inform the Mangshan Demon Palace not to block him or cause trouble.

I must say, he chose the right path; half a day later he arrived safely at the edge of Longshe Shan. The surrounding demonic beasts caused him no trouble, and the Luotian White Snake Clan members let him pass, acting as if they hadn't seen him.

"Longshe Shan, finally arrived."

Biluochun smiled, then stepped into the Formation.